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Low-income countries acquired only 0.27% of COVID vaccine doses administered thus far

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eMediNexus    26 July 2021

Low-income countries have received a mere 0.27% of the COVID-19 vaccine doses administered globally thus far, while high-income countries and upper-middle-income countries have received over 80% of the doses. 

Among the 27 low-income countries, 23 are in Africa. Owing to the wide inequality in vaccine distribution, out of the 52 African countries, 38 have been able to administer at least one dose of a COVID vaccine to less than 5% of the population. Several countries in Africa have also recorded a recent rise in COVID-19 infections, mostly accountable to the highly contagious Delta variant.

Around 27% of the global population has been administered at least one vaccine dose, while in Africa, only 3.13% of the population has received at least one dose… (The Hindu, July 25, 2021)

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